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Chinese Ministry of Culture donates two murals to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•United StatesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•United StatesSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

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Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 1, 2005
Start (actual)
Oct 1, 2005
End (actual)
Oct 1, 2005

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This project was a donation to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, located at 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/66418634

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Culture

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Loan desecription

Chinese Ministry of Culture donates two murals to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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In October 2005, China's Ministry of Culture donated two murals to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The first mural is named Verve of China featuring flying asparas with musical instruments; the second mural is based on the famous calligraphy work of Wang Xizhi's Orchid Pavilion Preface. Both murals were the works Professor Sun Jingbo of China Central Academy of Fine Arts whom was commissioned by the Ministry of Culture. The two murals were presented to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during the month-long festival of China.